The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, April 05, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 6

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PimmmmmmmmmmmilimiBlNEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGOSunrise, 5:26; sunset, 6:20.Headless body of man found nearN. Y. Central tracks at 76th.John Marcucia, 9608 Av. M, killedand Mike Jokeiov "injured by "runaway" car in Iroquois Iron Co.'splant.Wm. Forch wants to get 17-year-oldwife from Chicago Home forGirls, so she's signed petition askinghim to be her guardian.Henry Clemens, 6505 S. Peoria,held by police in attempt holdup ofChinese laundry.Joe Lestina, druggist, found ingangway at 93S Belmont av., told police he fell. Police think he wasbeaten. Wasn't robbed.Rhys Thackwell, student at Northwestern "U," looking for stage-struckdog to take part in German comedy.John Patsck thought April Fool dayapplied to all April. Told friend Indiana Harbor bank had gone broke.Bank had run till joke was explained.Art Carlile, 15147 Center av., arrested for taking mail sack whichhad delicious odor. Contained roastchicken.Prof. J. L. Laughlin, head of political economy department of Chicago "U," to quit To get pension.200 members of III. Man. ass'n togo to Washington to attend preparedness dinner.Funeral of Dr. Theo. Sachs, suicide, to be held this afternoon at Naperville. Man cut throat in Hotel GrantRegistered as John Ryan, Collinsville, Pa. No note.Lone bandit robbed two stations ofMetropolitan "L" and was shot byticket agent at third. Got $7. Escaped. Police have got somebody's goatBeing held in chicken coop at 76thand South Chicago av.New Lake street bridge closed frommidnight until 5 a.m. each morninguntil Saturday. Removing old pilings. Transfer at Logan square "L."Owen Thompsin, carpenter for theL C. railroad, dead. Train.Police asked to search for GusKronander, 4402 Kerkeley av. Despondent MILK TROUBLE SPREADINGSUPPLY RUNNING SHORTThe farmers' milk strike is spreading, for when the members of theMilk Producers' Ass'n heard thecreamery dairies were shipping theirmilk into Chicago they formed committees and went way up into Wisconsin and down into Indiana to explain their fight against the milktrust. They enlisted the aid of thefarmers who were unknowingly helping to defeat the purpose of the milkstrike.W. J. Kittle, secretary of the ass'n,says the only 500,000 quarts, lessthan one-third of the city's dairy supply, was shipped in yesterday. Hesays that even the promise of armedguards to escort farmers to and fromthe bottling plants will not inducethem to sell their milk.Already the Bowman Co. has instructed its drivers to deliver onlywhere there are babies and the Borden Co. is expected to take this steptoday.Will Neer, sec'y of the Milk WagonDriver's Union, has told his men todeliver milk only where there arebabies and sick people. He fails tosee how Chicago can escape a milkfamine.Large numbers of armed guardswere sent to the bottling plants lastnight The trust is debating whetheror not to ask for state troops. Theysay the sheriffs are prejudiced in favor of the farmers.PIANO MOVERS STRIKEOne hundred piano movers wenton strike yesterday for shorterhours. They are affiliated with tieteamsters' union. The question ofwages has been satisfactorily settled,tBBSsaaBamatimmammm